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Inside Olympian Tom Dean's life as gold medal-winning swimmer 'signs up to Strictly Come Dancing'

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Swimmer Tom Dean splashed back into the Olympics during the men's freestyle relay on Wednesday, 1 August and helped his team clinch a gold medal.

And after his triumphant success, it looks like he's set for another dazzling performance as he swaps his swimming cap for sequins.

The 24 year old, who is also known as Deano, has reportedly signed up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing, which will be the show's 20th anniversary.

A source told The Sun: "It's quite a coup for the producers to bag an Olympian fresh from winning gold in Paris, and swimmers have been shown to be great contestants. "They tend to be a sensation as a result of their fitness, competitiveness and sheer determination to win - and Tom will still be pumped from his victory in France. "He doesn't quite have the same profile as other top-level swimmers yet but that's likely to drastically change after his time on Strictly." A Strictly representative told OK! "Celebrity contestants for this series will be announced in due course, all the news articles at the moment are running speculatively." OK!

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